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Welcome to Rockport ...The city of Rockport is located in Spencer County<1> and is the County Seat for Spencer County. The location of Rockport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rockport has a population of 2,144 people<3> (see below for details). Rockport is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Rockport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Rockport (for example, toward Ekron (KY)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Rockport lies within the (812) area code. The ZIP code for Rockport: 47635<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockport had an population of 2,144 people. This is a decrease of 5.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.74% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockport had a population of 2,270 people (which is 10.83% of the total population of Spencer County). This makes Rockport the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Rockport represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,270 people, the population of Rockport increased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,160 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rockport. Communities Also Named Rockport ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Rockport: This one is located in Spencer County and the other is located in Parke County. Beyond Indiana, there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport. Communities near Rockport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockport.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rockport. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...Looking for more information about Rockport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Rockport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockport. Adding Rockport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rockport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockport was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Rockport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockport. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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